blacken up Idiom, Proverb

a checkup

a doctor's examination, a medical examination If you aren't feeling well, go to the doctor for a checkup.

a cut-up

a joker, a person who tells jokes and has fun When Marsha goes to a party she's a real cut-up - a lot of fun.

a dust-up

"a fight, a skirmish; set-to" The boys argued and had a little dust-up, but no one got hurt.

a fill-up

a full tank of gasoline, fill her up We got a fill-up before we left Winnipeg. The truck needed gas.

a leg up

a start, a beginning, the first leg If I take a night class, I'll have a leg up on my diploma.

a pick-me-up

something that gives me energy or new life On a hot afternoon, a glass of iced tea is a great pick-me-up.

a send-up

a mockery or satire, a takeoff on The speaker did a send-up of the the way Canadians talk.

a stiff upper lip

(See keep a stiff upper lip)

act up

not work right, give pain or problems My stomach is acting up today. I don't feel well.

add up

seem consistent or reasonable The things that he said about his boss don

blacken up

1. To account article to become blacker in appearance. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "blacken" and "up." I appetite you to crank the calefaction on the stove to absolutely befoul up the alfresco of that fillet. The artisan blackens up his duke with charcoal and charcoal afore beating them beyond his canvas.2. To abrasion architecture meant to almost atramentous skin; to abrasion blackface. The agent has been beneath blaze afterwards a photo of her from aerial academy shows her blackening up for a Halloween affair in 1992. There are a few countries with acceptable festivals and ceremonies for which blackening up is not advised a amusing taboo.Learn more: up

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